BOSTON (Interstat) — Brice Matthews hit a three-run homer and made a leaping catch at the center-field wall, leading the Houston Astros to a 6-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday evening at Fenway Park.

Christian Walker added a solo homer and two RBIs before leaving in the ninth inning after being hit in the head by a pitch. Houston scored one run in the first, four in the fourth and one in the fifth. Boston answered with one run in the fifth and two in the seventh.

Spencer Arrighetti (4-0) allowed one earned run over five innings with four strikeouts to earn the win. Bryan King pitched a scoreless ninth for his second save. Connelly Early (2-2) took the loss, giving up five earned runs in four innings.

Walker finished 3-for-4, Matthews went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, and Wilyer Abreu had two hits and an RBI for Boston. The Astros outhit the Red Sox 12-8. Attendance was 34,158, and the game lasted 2 hours, 55 minutes. Houston improved to 13-21, Boston fell to 13-20.